Original illustration for the paperback book cover: The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov; Publisher: (Fawcett Books Q2858), 1989 by Isaac Asimov; Publisher: (Fawcett Books Q2858), 1989

Artist: John Berkey
Oil on board, 13.75 x 8.25", signed ll

“Like Asimov’s fiction, Berkey’s painting is arresting and unexpected. The hero is not the stereotypical sci-fi adventurer, and the globular reflections of him do not match, so seem to be parallel universes. His robotic arm is classic Berkey: completely whimsical yet perfectly believable. The image teases at the story-idea about the blurring between robots and humans.” -quote from Illustration House

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